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waxbill

[waks-bil]
noun
  1. any of several small Old World finches, especially of the genus Estrilda, that have white, pink, or red bills of waxy appearance and are often kept as cage birds.
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Origin of waxbill

First recorded in 1745–55; wax1 + bill2
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Historical Examples of waxbill

  • The goldfinch, linnet, waxbill, and several others belong to this interesting tribe.

    The Animal World, A Book of Natural History

    Theodore Wood

British Dictionary definitions for waxbill

waxbill

noun
  1. any of various chiefly African finchlike weaverbirds of the genus Estrilda and related genera, having a brightly coloured bill and plumage
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